The Royal Canadian Navy has awarded a contract to Irving Shipbuilding, based in Nova Scotia, to build the first of 15 River-class destroyers. The agreement, which had an initial value of $8 billion Canadian dollars ($5.5 billion), officially authorized the six-year construction of the “Fraser,” “Saint-Laurent,” and “Mackenzie,” the program’s first three ships. The conditions include the supply of maintenance services, spare parts, and the training required to operate and care for the upcoming vessels.
